In response to the link below:
http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/pgStory?contentId=8439384&MSNHPHMA#sport=COLLEGE%20FOOTBALL&photo=8439082
With Boise State listed as being #1- and with no BCS championships of which to speak, I had to pipe up.
Much like everyone else who read this article, my thoughts are: "You have got to be kidding me."
I will say this: I recognize that the person who wrote this article is arguing from a winning percentage standpoint, but the New England Patriots did not win the Super Bowl this past season because of their winning percentage. Remember that. Nor did they win past Super Bowls having the best record in the NFL. Still, would one not argue that the Patriots were one of the most dominant teams of the past ten seasons, winning 3 of 4 Super Bowl appearances, despite the most recent- and I'm trying not to say this, because it's not a fair word to use after an 18-0 season -disaster?
Secondly, if that's the case, then I am making a claim on Appalachian State- my alma mater -as the #1 team in college football over the past ten years, since they are the only college football team to win three consecutive national championships.
Has LSU done that? No.
Has Michigan done that? No.
Has Miami done that? No. (And I'm a Miami Hurricanes fan, glad they won in 2001.)
Has Ohio State done that? No. (And their title from 2002 should be reneged based on the fact a major component of that championship team (Maurice Clarett the freshman running back) was academically ineligible.)
Has Florida done that? No (but close)!
Has Florida State done that? No. (When was their last title? 1999?)
Has Georgia done that? No.
Has Tennessee done that? No.
Has USC done that? Either one? No (but again, frighteningly close)!
Has Virginia Tech done that? No.
Has Penn State done that? No.
Has Notre Dame done that? No.
Has Michigan State done that? No.
Has Alabama done that? No.
Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska? Nope, nope, and noooooooooooope.
I think you get the point.
Furthermore, how can this writer say that if he went to the Top 25 that Alabama, Penn State and Notre Dame would still not be on this list? And this guy is writing professionally?! Who would be in the Top 25 of the past ten years? Prairie View A&M ?
Critics would argue with me: "Well, let's have App play Michigan at 'The Big House' and see what happens, har har!"
We did. 34-32.
Disrupting a #5 seeded team in their own house.
The bottom line is a 6'5", 330 pound linebacker at Appalachian State still has to play the 6'5", 330 pound counterpart at Michigan. Men are still men. No victory is guaranteed because of to what school one goes or who was more heavily-recruited or who was a walk-on or who got the full scholarship.
The game is played for a reason and the stories unfold, regardless of the size of one's House. -Eric Eswein
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